Insurtech OKO raises $500,000 USD in an extension round for their expansion to Côte D’Ivoire.
Insurtech Start-up OKO has closed an extension round of $500,000 USD, and announced their plans to launch in the Ivory Coast with their...
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sschwall
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Technology helps farmers weather the storm (or drought) via crop insurance
Did you know that nearly 400 million farmers are dependent on rainfall to succeed, but only 15 million, or 3 percent, are protected by...
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sschwall
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
OKO raises $1.2 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa
OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed...
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sschwall
- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
OKO featured in the latest GSMA publication
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators all around the globe. They have been a prominent actor in standardising the...
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sschwall
- Jan 19, 2020
- 1 min
OKO's Mali launch + Livestream
The whole OKO team is getting ready for our nationwide launch in Mali in partnership with Orange Money. This event will take place at the...
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Simon
- Nov 7, 2019
- 1 min
OKO enters KPMG's Fintech 100 (global)
KPMG and H2 ventures just released their yearly ranking of the top 100 Fintech companies globally. The Fintech100 comprises a ‘Top 50’...
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Simon
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
OKO is knocking at the door of the FinTech top50!
The FinTech 50 is the first list in the world to recognise Fintech in Europe for innovation. In this year's edition you will find many of...
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Simon
- Sep 18, 2019
- 1 min
OKO takes home the AFI Fintech Showcase 1st prize!
OKO is back from Rwanda with another award: The 1st prize at the Fintech Showcase organised by Alliance for Financial Inclusion. AFI is...
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Simon
- Aug 27, 2019
- 1 min
OKO in the news
OKO has received some great coverage recently, and we would like to share some of it with you: - Luxemburger Wort (French): the most...
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Simon
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
3-year partnership signed with Allianz Africa
Allianz partners with OKO for the development of index-based crop insurance in Africa. An early adopter (and beneficiary) of OKO’s mobile...
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sschwall
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
OKO awarded at the Fintech Awards 2019
OKO was the first runner up in Luxembourg’s Fintech Awards! The competition received 194 applications from 33 countries, of which 20...
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Simon
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
Meet our beneficiaries!
OKO is here to support the farmers when they suffer from a bad season. And it's just what we did with rice producers in Mali who suffered...
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Simon
- Nov 16, 2018
- 1 min
1300 candidates -> 1 winner: OKO
The Orange Social Venture Award for Africa and Middle East aims to reward every year the best innovative and socially responsible...
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sschwall
- Sep 26, 2018
- 1 min
Our Partners in Mali
OKO is happy to introduce their partners, Développement International DESJARDINS and SOCODEVI, responsible for the FARM project, granted...
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Simon
- Jul 18, 2018
- 1 min
OKO in the news
OKO was in the news yesterday, with our CEO Simon Schwall interviewed on ILTV. In this news segment, Simon briefly explains how farmers...
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sschwall
- Jul 5, 2018
- 1 min
Our Upward Trend Continues!
OKO is thrilled to announce the launch of our first pilot in Mali, made accessable through Orange payments and underwritten costs by...
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Simon
- Jun 28, 2018
- 1 min
A key addition to the OKO Team
We are excited to introduce everyone to Mariam Doumbia who will be serving as our Interim Mali Country Director for the duration of our...
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Simon
- Jun 25, 2018
- 1 min
OKO selected as one of the 10 promising FinTech startups to join Techstars
We are thrilled to announce that OKO is one of the next ten companies to the 2018 Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars in Tel Aviv....
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Simon
- Apr 12, 2018
- 1 min
OKO will be at VivaTech 2018 in Paris
OKO has been invited by Airbus Defence & Space to have a booth on their "hub" at VivaTech 2018. Viva Technology is nicknamed France's CES...
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Simon
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
OKO won The Hive's Demo Day
Today was the end of The Hive's acceleration programme and all participating Start-Ups were given the opportunity to pitch in front of a...
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